Where we share the beauty of the changing seasons on our 48 acre off grid homestead in the Cariboo Chilcotin. Where Touch Wood Rings are created, and where we live and work and play. 'The Homestone' is the name of the boulder that marks the entrance to our place.

The Homestone

Tuesday, July 10, 2012

You won't find us on Twitter, we don't tweet; but we do love birds and one of our favourite spring time visitors is the Evening Grosbeak . We are all of us Finches after all.

Evening Grosbeaks don't really have a definitive song apparently ~ instead they have conversations. And they can't be nailed down ... no solid migration path. Not much is known about their nesting behavior either. They are this years ABA BOY ~ Bird of the Year with the American Birding Association. Perhaps this BOY distinction will bring together more information about this delightful bird.

We live on the edge of the Boreal Forest ~ for more information about Boreal Songbirds you might enjoy visiting these websites.

Friday, July 06, 2012

A trio of young bucks decided to come by for a visit the day before last. Just around coffee time. There they were just outside our kitchen window. Wondering if the grass is indeed greener and curious about the newest span of stacked log zig zag fencing. Our next half hour was full of exclamations of delight with our cameras clicking and whirring.